HP Tape Library Interface Manager Software - Manual (Page 130)

130 Glossary
depends on the hardware implementation and is independent of the ULP or the
application software.
FTP File Transfer Protocol
G
Gigabit One billion bits or one thousand megabits.
H
hardware path See FC-SCSI Hardware Path ID.
HBA Host Bus Adapter
HIPPI High-Performance Parallel Interface
I
ID Numerical identifier
IM HP surestore interface manager
indexed addressing A menu name. It allows for generic Fibre Channel host bus adapters to access
SCSI devices attached to the Interface Manager using a table which is
indexed by sequential LUN values.
initiator A device (usually a host system) that requests an operation to be performed
by another device known as a target (usually a peripheral).
initiator mode Configuration mode of the storage router in which a Fibre Channel initiator
requests operations to be performed by a SCSI target device.
IP Internet Protocol
L
Link For Fibre Channel, it is a connection between two nodes, each having at least
one N_Port (or the other end could be an F-Port), interconnected by a pair of
optical or copper links, one inbound and one outbound.